3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: DEC 22, 2006 Head is initially small, frothy/fizzy, light brown, mostly diminishing. Body is medium brown. Aroma is moderately malty (caramel, cookie), lightly yeasty (cobwebs), with notes of banana/gum, toffee, brown sugar, and clove. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lighty acidic, moderately bitter. Medium
to full body, watery/syrupy texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic. A bit uncomfortably syrupy-sweet in the mouth, but the aroma is decent enough. Certainly much better than the tripel.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: MAR 27, 2005 In a 22oz bottle from John’s Market. Pours a dark dark red, looks black without holding it up to the light, but has an amazing red glow when up to the light. Small ivory head that falls fast. Sweet spicy aroma with lots of banana smell to it. Taste starts sweet and with tons of dark fruit, wheat and caramel, with a good balance and lots of spice in the finish. Another rockin anderson valley brew.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bright brown hue. Sweet banana nose. Very smooth body; rather thickish. Big notes of chocolate, caramel, and maple syrup. Very tasty, but it had a heavy sweetness factor.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
RBSG ’04 Ruby amber color out of the bottle with a head that shrunk to an off white whispy ring. Candi sugar nose with some spice. Nice sweetness of dark caramel and dried fruit. Delicious.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Mahogany with a creamy head and nice lacing. Yeast aromas, banana, dough and coriander. Citrus hops. Bitter hop flavors with some coriander, yeast/dough, banana and lemons. tangy palate with a bitter, fruity finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
sampled at RBSG 04
Sweet candy and malty aroma. Rich body creamy smooth on the tongue, chocolatey flavors. very enjoyable.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle pours brown with deep red highlights, small off-white milk froth like head, soft carbonation, with so-so lacing. Aroma is of roasted malts, slight dark pitted fruit, and light alcohol. Candied fruit, figs, dates, and raisins on the front. Slightly sweet, finishing dark and roasty. Good mouthfeel, nice body, lingering finish but slight alcohol dominance as it warms. Anyways, probably one of the better American made Dubbels I’ve had. Don’t pass up on this one if given the chance. Thanks goes out to batkins for the trade!
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Brown, slightly reddish, beer with a quickly dissapearing beige-head. Sweet malt aroma that’s got some yeast and slight fruitiness to it. The flavor is complex - sweet malt, fruit, yeast, and more, but the trend is toward a slightly swete aftertaste that doesn’t quite pull the beer off. It’s a shame... if they could cut down on the sweet finish, it’d be a better beer.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Draft: Toronado in San Francisco, CA) Moderately sweet and very malty, but also with very prominent Belgian yeast and spice; Very sweet and malty nose with loads of Belgian character; Dark brown in color and clear; Tan head has average retention but leaves almost no lacing
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draught at Toronado. 05.22.04 Pours a dark brown, halo of a head, minimal lacing. Aroma of fruit-stand, taffy, Belgian yeasties. Flavors of smoke, banana, bubblegum, canteloupe. Dry, biting finish. Sour and surprising, but most tasty. Long and lingering flavors. Nothing like any dubbel I recall having tasted before.
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